Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++

From	Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com>
Newsgroups	alt.folklore.computers, openwatcom.users.c_cpp, comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++
Date	2025-11-04 09:39 -0700
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<10eda8d$3pd45$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 11/4/25 08:20, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> writes:
>> On 2025-11-03, Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> wrote:
>>> On 11/3/25 13:24, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>
>> When I saw this subject line, I thought it was some necroposting to
>> threads from 1990.
>>
>> Someone still cared about segmented x86 shit in 2010 (even if 32 bit)?
> 
> There are still people on the internet who swear that the 286 is
> better than sliced bread and refuse to recognize that modern
> architectures are superior.
> 

I was thinking, are there any segmented architectures today? Most 
disguise segmentation as a flat address space (e.g. IBM System/370 et.seq.)

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Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-02 13:20 -0700
  OT: 2010 posts (was: Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-11-03 14:58 +0000
  Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> - 2025-11-03 14:24 -0600
    Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-03 16:25 -0700
      Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-04 00:26 +0000
        Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-04 15:20 +0000
          Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-04 09:39 -0700
            Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-04 17:14 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-04 17:32 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-04 17:38 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-11-04 21:23 +0100
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-04 22:04 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-11-05 08:50 +0100
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-05 15:15 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-11-06 08:51 +0100
            Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-04 22:17 +0000
            Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-11-07 15:50 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-07 16:08 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-11-07 16:54 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-07 08:22 -0800
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-11-07 17:22 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-11-09 11:15 +0200
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-11-10 09:08 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-11-07 17:43 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-07 19:40 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-08 08:45 -0700
          Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2025-11-04 17:12 +0000
            Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ geodandw <geodandw@gmail.com> - 2025-11-04 12:15 -0500
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Kaz Kylheku <643-408-1753@kylheku.com> - 2025-11-04 17:21 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-11-04 22:19 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-11-05 00:13 +0000
              Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ cross@spitfire.i.gajendra.net (Dan Cross) - 2025-11-07 16:46 +0000
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Peter Flass <Peter@Iron-Spring.com> - 2025-11-08 08:47 -0700
                Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-11-08 21:17 +0000
        Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-04 08:29 -0800
    Re: 16:32 far pointers in OpenWatcom C/C++ Paul S Person <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> - 2025-11-04 08:32 -0800

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